U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service

Total

Men

Women

Feb.2014

Feb.2015

Feb.2014

Feb.2015

Feb.2014

Feb.2015

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

21,298

21,326

19,054

19,335

2,244

1,991

Civilian labor force

10,833

10,903

9,389

9,577

1,445

1,326

Participation rate

50.9

51.1

49.3

49.5

64.4

66.6

Employed

10,149

10,325

8,781

9,076

1,368

1,250

Employment-population ratio

47.7

48.4

46.1

46.9

61.0

62.8

Unemployed

684

578

608

502

76

76

Unemployment rate

6.3

5.3

6.5

5.2

5.3

5.7

Not in labor force

10,465

10,423

9,665

9,758

799

665

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,995

3,421

2,415

2,838

581

584

Civilian labor force

2,430

2,825

2,020

2,404

410

421

Participation rate

81.1

82.6

83.7

84.7

70.6

72.2

Employed

2,207

2,635

1,838

2,230

370

405

Employment-population ratio

73.7

77.0

76.1

78.6

63.7

69.3

Unemployed

223

190

183

174

40

17

Unemployment rate

9.2

6.7

9.0

7.2

9.9

4.0

Not in labor force

565

596

394

434

171

163

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,412

3,533

2,707

2,965

704

567

Civilian labor force

2,787

2,885

2,284

2,450

503

435

Participation rate

81.7

81.7

84.3

82.6

71.4

76.6

Employed

2,658

2,777

2,177

2,378

481

400

Employment-population ratio

77.9

78.6

80.4

80.2

68.3

70.5

Unemployed

128

107

107

72

22

35

Unemployment rate

4.6

3.7

4.7

2.9

4.3

8.1

Not in labor force

625

648

424

515

201

132

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,554

9,057

9,195

8,735

359

322

Civilian labor force

2,817

2,419

2,718

2,293

99

127

Participation rate

29.5

26.7

29.6

26.2

27.6

39.4

Employed

2,633

2,293

2,539

2,177

95

116

Employment-population ratio

27.6

25.3

27.6

24.9

26.4

36.0

Unemployed

184

126

179

115

4

11

Unemployment rate

6.5

5.2

6.6

5.0

4.4

8.5

Not in labor force

6,737

6,638

6,477

6,442

260

195

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,337

5,315

4,737

4,797

600

518

Civilian labor force

2,799

2,774

2,367

2,431

432

343

Participation rate

52.4

52.2

50.0

50.7

72.0

66.2

Employed

2,650

2,620

2,227

2,290

422

330

Employment-population ratio

49.6

49.3

47.0

47.7

70.4

63.7

Unemployed

149

154

140

141

10

13

Unemployment rate

5.3

5.6

5.9

5.8

2.2

3.9

Not in labor force

2,538

2,541

2,370

2,366

168

175

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

216,827

219,793

95,685

96,888

121,142

122,906

Civilian labor force

142,531

143,572

71,799

72,636

70,732

70,936

Participation rate

65.7

65.3

75.0

75.0

58.4

57.7

Employed

132,676

135,360

66,338

68,082

66,338

67,278

Employment-population ratio

61.2

61.6

69.3

70.3

54.8

54.7

Unemployed

9,854

8,212

5,460

4,554

4,394

3,658

Unemployment rate

6.9

5.7

7.6

6.3

6.2

5.2

Not in labor force

74,296

76,222

23,887

24,252

50,410

51,970

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period.